The Soviets May Have Once Built a Secret Nuclear-Powered Land-Submarine to Attack America
You know the scene at the end of The Incredibles—and the start of The Incredibles 2—that has the troglodyte…
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Learn the Story Of The SR-71 Blackbird, America's Most Bad Ass Spy Plane
An SR-71 Blackbird could fly at 85,000 feet (over 16 miles!) and push Mach 3.3 (about 2,500 mph!). One of these…
Hardcore Trump Fans Will Be the Ones Picking Out the Space Force Logo
The Space Force, an idea from President Donald Trump widely considered dumb and unnecessary by the rest of the American…
This Wild Cockpit Video Will Make You Want to Be a Fighter Pilot All Over Again
Sure, being a fighter pilot might actually be miserable, but there’s no denying that it can be an absolute rush. I…
We Swapped The Music On These Slow-Motion Fighter Jets And It's So Much Better
More than 50 percent of the American military is less than 25 years of age, so it makes some sense that occasionally it…
Here's Video Of A Missile Exploding Onboard A German Frigate Last Week
An SM-2 missile misfire and exploded onboard a German Navy frigate during military drills last week. Fortunately there…
The NXT 360 Is The Next-Gen Humvee
When the HMMWV, AKA the Humvee, AKA the military version of the Hummer, first came out, people thought it was…
How Special Paint On The Hood Of The World War II Jeep Protected Soldiers' Lives
If you’ve ever seen a picture of a World War II Jeep with brown paint between the points of its “invasion star,” you…
Boeing Will Sell You An Ejection Seat
You’re looking for a new seat for you fully sikkkk CRX. You’ve considered Recaros. Jamexes. Sparco seats. Have you ever…
Russia Just Tested A Whole Bunch Of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles All At Once
When the world does eventually end, it probably won’t be with horses. It’ll probably come in the form of salvos of…
The U.S. Army Wants To Spend Billions Of Dollars On A Tank It Doesn’t Need
The U.S. Army wants to spend a billion dollars on a light tank, a vehicle it doesn’t need, because it already had a…
Here's An Israeli F-35 Just Hanging Out Over Lebanon, No Big Deal
The F-35 Lightning II has gotten a lot of crap all over the world for being both finicky to actually put into combat,…
The Tatra 77a Was A Czech 'Secret Weapon' Because It Was So Good At Killing Nazis
About a month ago, I went on vacation in Prague and paid a visit to the very lovely National Technical Museum. It’s…
Air-To-Air Helicopter Refueling Still Gives Me The Willies
I know that it’s “normal.” I know that it’s something military aviators do every day. Air-to-air refueling, even with…
Please Pray For The Ukrainian Military Dolphins Who Are Now Dead
Dolphins are our friends, and that means sometimes they do our evil bidding and fight our wars for us, as friends do.…
Nine Dead After An Air National Guard WC-130 Hercules Plane Crashes In Georgia [Updated]
A WC-130 Hercules cargo plane from the 156th Airlift Wing of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed near Savannah,…
The Christmas Bullet Was The Worst Plane Ever Made
It was the worst military aircraft of all time. Developed by a man described as “the greatest charlatan ever to see his…
This Is What It Looks Like Inside A Submarine Breaking Through Ice
Every couple of years the U.S. Navy conducts a submarine exercise high above the Arctic Circle, known as ICEX. It…
This Is How The U.S. Makes Sure Its Nuclear Weapons Are 'Safe'
Sandia National Labs is involved in some pretty intense science. Researchers there mainly focus on developing and…
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